Emus race to save tsunami victims
Web-based auction house GraysOnline has teamed up with the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) to raise money for the Red Cross tsunami appeal, auctioning corporate sponsorship and a celebrity 'emu' event at a Sydney race meeting 15 January. More...

Microsoft to release virus removal tool
Microsoft plans to release a consolidated tool for removing viruses and worms early next week, hard on the heels of this week's release of a Windows anti-spyware beta. More...

IT, consumer electronics gap bridged?
Intel CEO Craig Barrett told attendees at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show that PC-based technologies have bridged the gap with consumer electronics and will change lifestyles more with each innovation. More...

Sprint offers wireless software upgrades
An emerging need for frequent software upgrades for mobile phones is being addressed by US telecommunications provider Sprint, which said it was starting to offer software upgrades over its wireless network. More...

Gates touts Microsoft as key to digital home
Windows XP Media Center Edition and MSN will play ever-larger roles in the delivery and management of digital content throughout home networks and the internet, according to Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates. More...

Dread blue screen interrupts Gates
Bill Gates' keynote at this week's Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show didn't quite go according to plan with glitches, including the dreaded blue screen of death, several times interrupting his show. More...